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We succumbed to the dreaded end-of-summer family vacation, we tolerated the kitsch of the aging road-side amusement park. We came, we saw, he conquered! We had plans with other families for the Labor Day weekend but they fell through about mid-July. Then we shifted to visiting family, but that too disintegrated...

First they stopped serving food. Then they took away the pillows. Now, it's the life vests. Jazz, a regional carrier for Air Canada, has decided that life vests are too heavy. They said that, "passengers have flotation devices, don't need life vests too," according to CNN.com. The vests...

Snoop Dog is going to Australia... He has been cleared to return to the merry old land of Oz. His previous visit had a hiccup, Snoop stayed past his allotted amount of days allowed on his visa. This infraction, along with the usual amount of shenanigans that can be linked to his name, had authorities...

Having a family is a pricy pastime, like eating Faberge eggs or using antique bone china for skeet shooting. Instead of fantasizing about the kind of European sport car you could buy for the amount of money you spend on your kids, consider ways to cut those costs. Here are some budget trimmers: 1 Christmas...

It’s a given that anytime you take a vacation you’re gonna forget something behind. A pair of socks, that copy of Breaking Dawn you’re reading. It’s a little bit more of an alarming sign if you leave your kid behind. And then don’t realize it until you are informed by airline staff…once you’re already...

How much would you pay for peace and quiet in the car or on the plane? $13.57 sound pretty good? That seems a small price to pay for this Klutz travel kit that comes with a book filled with just about every travel activity known to humankind, such as games, lyrics, crafts instructions, and a 100-page...

It seems crazy to spend a lot of money on a car seat and then check it at the airport knowing all the abuse it will take. I've had my car seat and stroller returned to me wet and scratched up and probably full of germs. Now I have a brand new Britax and I plan on using it for many years to come....

How do you stretch a three hour nap over a four and a half hour flight...you don't It has taken some time to get this down on paper. I think in reflection it is easier to find some humor in it. My predictions of an ill-fated plane ride home though dramatic, were pretty much on the mark. But really...

Wishing my son could grow-up around my family On the last day, I think we were all ready to head back home. It was a good trip--the first time in recent memory that I had ever thought of moving back home. In those seven days I got much more than I expected out of being with family, not that I had low...

The other day we were on a flight back from Disneyland (the happiest place on earth) and as part of our in-flight entertainment we stocked up on a variety of coloring books for our kid. I presented my little one with her new pirate activity book and she was extremely excited to start marking up the lily...